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Runaway sheep evades capture for 45 days until a 14-year-old on horseback ropes it
An American Blackbelly sheep had been on the run in Wadsworth, Ohio, since the end of September, dodging volunteers, lures and a drone for 45 days. On November 11, 14-year-old Reagan Crumpler caught it with a lasso after hours on horseback; the sheep, named Gerri Reagan, is now at a sanctuary on a 72-hour hold.
A sheep that spent 45 days on the run is finally caught — by a 14-year-old girl on horseback. The American Blackbelly sheep had been wandering around Wadsworth, Ohio, since the end of September, and repeatedly escaped capture over 45 days, local paper Morning Medina reported. Volunteers tried luring it with another sheep and a goat, corralling it and tracking it with a drone, all without success. The local shelter, Whispering Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary, even launched a Facebook event, "Catching the Wadsworth Sheep", to coordinate the search.
Hours on horseback, one throw of the lasso
On Wednesday, November 11, Reagan Crumpler, 14, riding her 18-year-old horse Catalena, finally lassoed the sheep after several hours of pursuit in a field beside U.S. Route 224; the group walked about four miles that day. The sheep was named Gerri Reagan, in honour of the girl who caught her, and is now on a 72-hour hold at the sanctuary while its owner is sought — anyone claiming it must produce legal documents. If no owner comes forward, the sheep will stay at the sanctuary permanently. The Medina County SPCA, Wadsworth police and the county sheriff's office all helped in the effort.
(File photo: herding sheep on horseback with a lasso.)
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